10/20/2026
“A classroom looks calm on the surface. But for a student whose nervous system is more sensitive to sensory input, it can be a lot to process before the lesson has even started.
Swipe through five loads that are easy to miss: noise, light, crowding, smells and textures, and transitions. None of them is anyone’s fault. All of them are worth noticing.
Sensory reactivity is recognized in the diagnostic criteria for autism, which lists strong negative reactions to certain sounds and fabrics among its examples. And while a quiet place to regulate is one option, choice and control are the real point.
Which one would you add?”
